Antioch superintendent removes herself from worker bullying investigations after NBC Bay Area report

COUNTRY IN A FEW MINUTES. >>> LET'S GET TO SOME OF THE OTHER HEADLINES THAT WE ARE WATCHING. NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND NEW PROMISES OF ACTION AFTER OUR REPORTING. A BOSS AT THE ANTIOCH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCUSED OF BULLYING HIS EMPLOYEES. TONIGHT WE'RE LEARNING THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT IS LAUNCHING TWO DIFFERENT INVESTIGATIONS. THE COMPLAINTS ARE ABOUT THIS MAN, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, KEN TURNAGE. EMPLOYEES SAY TURNAGE'S BULLYING INCLUDED PUTTING A WORKER'S DESK ON THE ROOF, ON THE ROOF. HE'S MANAGED TO GET AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE EMPLOYEES SAY HE IS GOOD FRIENDS WITH THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT STEPHANIE ANELLO AND HER HUSBAND. TURNAGE, ANELLO AND HER HUSBAND HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO ANY OF OUR QUESTIONS. A PUBLIC MESSAGE SENT OUT BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TODAY SAYS SUPERINTENDENT ANELLO HAS INITIATED TWO INVESTIGATIONS, ONE INTO THE OVERALL SITUATION AND THE OTHER LOOKING AT SPECIFIC CONCERNS THAT WE REPORTED LAST WEEK. IT ALSO SAYS SUPERINTENDENT ANELLO HAS VOLUNTARILY REMOVED HERSELF FROM THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCEEDINGS. >>> TWO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS QUESTION IF THE INVESTIGATIONS WILL REALLY BE INDEPENDENT, GIVEN THAT SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ARE AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT HERSELF. WE'VE ASKED THE DISTRICT MULTIPLE TIMES WHO IS GOING TO BE CONDUCTING THESE INVESTIGATIONS. WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE AN ANSWER. A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING HAS BEEN CALLED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT. OUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER CANDICE NGUYEN HAS BEEN SPEARHEADING OUR COVERAGE INTO THE ANTIOCH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. TO SEE HER EXCLUSIVE REPORTING,

Channel: NBC Bay Area

Views: 35,515

Keywords: Antioch, AUSD, Investigative Unit, Bay Area news

Id: ZuOhpifvhaY

Length: 1min 41sec (101 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 25 2024